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ribus; spica pubescente; foliis longe petiolatis, ovatis vel subrotundis, 
acutis, obliquis, inzquilateris."' . 
Hab. in sylvis Peruvie orientalis ad predium Pampayaco. Floret Julio, 
Poppig. 
26. SrinANTHES lineata. 
S. glaberrima, foliis omnibus radicalibus ovatis acuminatis petiolatis, 
scapi vaginis distantibus teneris supremis adpressis, spicà simpliciter 
spirali elongat& rarà, bracteis floribus brevioribus, ovario cylindraceo, 
sepalis linearibus obtusis, petalis medio lineatis acutissimis, labelli la- 
mind rotundatà angulatà lineis tribus notatà. 
Hab. in Brazilia, Martius; sylvis densissimis provincie St. Pauli, Des- 
courtilz. (exam. s. sp. in hb. Martius et t. ic. pict.) 
M. Descourtilz represents this plant as throwing out very thick suc- 
culent fibres over dead sticks. The stem is I to 2 feet high and clothed 
with transparent scales ; the flowers are white, very delicate, about as 
large as those of S. elata with a deep emerald green line along each petal, 
and 3 such streaks upon the broad apex of the labellum. 
27. SrrnANTES cuspidata. 
S. foliis omnibus radicalibus patentibus late oblongis acutis aut apice ro- 
tundatis cuspidatis, scapi basi glabri vaginis laxis acuminatis sæpè im- 
bricatis, spicà scapo equali spirali lax& tomentosá, bracteis lineari-lan- 
ceolatis acuminatis floribus zqualibus, sepalis lateralibus acuminatis et 
ovario tomentosis, labello obovato levi apice crenulato basi canaliculato 
ob callos duos elongatos liberos sagittato. 
Hab. in Brazilia; Ville Viciose in sylvis, Martius; ad Rio grande, 
Tweedie. (eram. s. sp. in hb. Hooker.) 
The broad spreading root leaves, the short scape closely covered with 
sheaths, and often not longer than the spike, are unlike any other 
species here described. 
28. Spiranrues bracteosa. Lindl. in Bot. Reg, t. 1934. 
S. bracteosa; foliis rosulatis oblongis acutis, scapo pubescente, bracteis 
squamisque scapi lineari-lanceolatis foliaceis floribus longioribus, sepalis 
ovatis pubescentibus acutis lateralibus basi connatis, spicà rarå rectá, 
lobis lateralibus rotundatis intermedio labello pubescente canaliculato 
trilobo subcuneato rotundato apiculato papilloso. 
Hab. in Brazilia; ad Rio Grande, Tweedie. (v. v. c. et s. sp. in hb. 
Hooker.) 
The anther and rostellum of this plant are very much like those of 
Goodyera, and shew that the form of those organs is of no generic conse- 
quence among Neottee. 
29. Sprrantues brevilabris. 
S. foliis omnibus radicalibus oblongis basi obtusis petivlo longioribus, 
Spicá tortili hispidà, bracteis lanceolatis Horum longitudine, Jabello 
brevi oblongo utrinque rotundato apice crispo medio pubescente : callis 
crassis rectis obtusis intramarginalibus barbatis. 
B. spicà longiore minus hispidà floribusque majoribus. 
